Talalay: Business persons’ specials
It could be a good week to play hooky.
That is, if you’re interested in a Panthers' exhibition game and the final home game of the Marlins' season.
OK, maybe you’d rather stay at work.
The teams are trying to entice fans. The Panthers will host the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday for the team’s first-ever noon start at BankAtlantic Center, which is being billed as a “Business Persons Special." According to the team, business people can get tickets for $7 and the game will feature buy one-get one free hot dogs. Panthers not playing in the game will sign autographs on the plaza level during the first intermission.
The team was also hoping to attract school kids offering a special group packages to Kindergarten through third graders, but the Broward School Board has added extra testing Tuesday for some of its grades.
Meanwhile, the Marlins are branding their last home game of the season at 4:05 p.m. Thursday as “Closing Day.” Parking gates at Dolphin Stadium open at 1 p.m. for the game against the playoff hopeful Chicago Cubs. The game will feature giveaways, raffles, autograph sessions with former manager Jack McKeon and others, and an appearnace by Pitbull.
And it’s not a business persons special, but even the Dolphins are offering a deal this week: Value Packs for Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against the Oakland Raiders. The packs are $99 each and include two tickets in the 400 level, two hot dogs, two Pepsis, and a program. Supposedly that’s a savings of up to $72.
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
